Measures of Happiness: C-BW-c-sq-l-9-c
Characteristics
- Code:
- C-BW-c-sq-l-9-c
- Focus:
- Contentment: Best-Worst possible life (C-BW)
- Time frame:
- currently (today, these days, presently) (c)
- Mode:
- 1 question (sq)
- Scale Type:
- ladder scale (l)
- Scale Range:
- 9
Description
Self report on single question:"Here is a picture of a ladder, where the top, rung 9, represents the best possible life for you, and the bottom, rung 1, the worst possible life for you. When you look at this ladder, where do you feel you are standing at the present time?"
9 best possible
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 worst possible
Name: Cantril's ladder rating of present life (adapted version)
List of Studies Using this Measure
Standard Deviation
- Mean
- = 6.626
- SD
- = 1.528
- Mean
- = 6.426
- SD
- = 1.594
- Mean
- = 5.788
- SD
- = 1.499
- Mean
- = 5.768
- SD
- = 1.530
- Mean
- = 5.398
- SD
- = 1.476
- Mean
- = 5.320
- SD
- = 1.529
- Mean
- = 5.283
- SD
- = 1.631
- Mean
- = 5.277
- SD
- = 1.372
- Mean
- = 5.060
- SD
- = 1.190
- Mean
- = 4.515
- SD
- = 1.629
- Mean
- = 4.258
- SD
- = 2.036